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Personally, WW is a song that shouldn't ever be covered by anyone because it will never live up to the OCMS original. Rucker's version, like all the others, is crap. But, it is very nice to always see him repping USC.

Personally, WW is a song that shouldn't ever be covered by anyone because it will never live up to the OCMS original. Rucker's version, like all the others, is crap. But, it is very nice to always see him repping USC.

Technically the OCMS version is a cover. They added additional lyrics to a Bob Dylan Song.

I agree with part of what you said but I feel if you're going to do a cover don't make it similar to the original, make a unique arrangement that doesn't sound anything like it.

Technically the OCMS version is a cover. They added additional lyrics to a Bob Dylan Song.

I agree with part of what you said but I feel if you're going to do a cover don't make it similar to the original, make a unique arrangement that doesn't sound anything like it.

Technically, this was never a Dylan song. He mumbled the chorus in a studio outtake. There was never any "song" that these lyrics belonged to. The chorus is the only part of the OCMS song that Dylan wrote. And even Dylan says he stole those lyrics from an old jazz musician.

Technically, this was never a Dylan song. He mumbled the chorus in a studio outtake. There was never any "song" that these lyrics belonged to. The chorus is the only part of the OCMS song that Dylan wrote. And even Dylan says he stole those lyrics from an old jazz musician.

He's still the credited co writer of the song along with Ketch Secor, legally anyways. But that's how most folk music was before the 1960's, songs were re tweaked and recorded by lots of different artists.